A residents group has launched a petition to try and get rid of an “eyesore” pub in their neighbourhood.

The Lockleaze Residents Planning Group has asked that Bristol City Council step in to bring the Gainsborough pub site back into public use.

The pub is considered the last remaining eyesore in Gainsborough Square following a £2 million investment into the area a years ago.

Known locally as the Blue Boy, the pub shut around seven years ago, and has since been boarded up and covered in graffiti.

During the July meeting of the Lockleaze Residents Planning Group members agreed to set up an online petition through the council’s website calling for action to be taken to develop the Gainsborough site.

Group member David Thomas said the building was an “eyesore and a barrier to investment in the area”.